This site discusses the mystery and complexity of Parkinson's Disease. It mentions the history of the disease, signs and symptoms and incidence.

This site is an extensive evaluation of what colon cancer is, how it is treated, symptoms, etc.

This site discusses various treatments including medication and surgery to treat, not cure, Parkinson's Disease. Additional information is located on the left side of this site.

A comprehensive look at the life of Geronimo, whose extraordinary fierceness and independence led many to consider him gifted with magic. See quotations attributed to him, as well as tales of his fabled ability to walk without leaving...

Read about the passage of the bane of the snake oil salesmen, the Pure Food and Drugs Act.

This site explains situations which call for blood transfusions and describes possible safety risks of this procedure. It describes how this procedure occurs and provides a discussion of possible blood substitutes.

Would you clean your plate if you had to eat what frontier families served in eastern Montana? Find out what's on the menu from this companion essay to the PBS series, Frontier House.

Illustration of a classic double-helix model of DNA.

Simple family tree showing how traits are passed through the family tree.

The Coghlan Art Studio and Gallery provides a Norval Morrisseau biography illustrated with images of his Native American medicine paintings. A video clip is included.

This article provides brief but factual information on antihistamines, including topics such as: what are anithistamines, can I take my prescription antihistamine with other medicines, and can I share my prescription antihistamines with...

Discusses the characteristics of and differences between nucleosides and nucleotides as well as the significance of each in medicine.

Explore some different harmful and helpful bacteria.

From MedlinePlus, a video tutorial featuring information on Parkinson's Disease with accompanying text. Includes closed captioning option. [0:24]

Edward Jenner was an English country doctor who studied nature and his natural surroundings since his childhood and practiced medicine in Berkeley. He is famous for his discovery of the smallpox vaccine.

Get health tips and find links to other sites for your guinea pig.

The Ebola disease is a life-threatening illness caused by the Ebola virus. There is currently no vaccine or specific medication for Ebola. Further discussion includes How does the virus replication work?; What are the symptoms of Ebola...

Antibiotic resistance describes a bacteria's ability to survive while being exposed to antibiotics. Topics explored are the following: How does antibiotic resistance develop exactly?; How do we measure antibiotic resistance?; How...

An overview of antibiotics, including What are antibiotics?; How were antibiotics discovered?; How do antibiotics work?; Azithromycin; Antibiotic development?

A very good explanation of what antibodies are and what their functions are. Includes a list of the different types of antibodies.

Malaria is an infectious disease caused by a parasite called Plasmodium that invades red blood cells and liver cells. The parasites are transferred to humans by the bite of an infected Anopheles mosquito. The article discusses how...

An overview of malaria and the types of Plasmodium that is carried by the Anopheles mosquito infecting red blood cells and liver cells in the human body. Symptoms of malaria are also discussed.

The three-step process of diagnosing malaria is explained.

After malaria has been confirmed by lab or biochemical diagnosis, treatment must begin immediately. But first the type of Plasmodium causing the infection, whether the patient has severe or non-severe infection, and if the parasite is...